Evaluating journal articles
Use this table to evaluate and select only the most relevant and reliable journal articles.
| Resource | Provides information about | Look for |
|---|---|---|
| Database record | Subject headings indicate coverage of the topic | Relevance to the topic |
| Abstract | Coverage of the topic | Relevance to the topic Bias? Are facts and arguments from all sides presented? |
| Author's qualifications and credentials | Author's authority to write on the topic Background or associations which may influence their point of view | Scholarly? association or bias e.g. radical interest group or commercial interest e.g. Telstra |
| Reference list | Use of sources to support information or point of view. Currency of information | Reliability supported by scholarly sources? Outdated? |
| Language used in the article | Purpose and intent of the article | Research article written for a scholarly audience to educate, inform or persuade? |
| Journal title | The journal type i.e. scholarly, popular or trade The journal type can be verified in Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory. | Is it Peer Reviewed? Is it Scholarly? |
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